1 Samuel 17:43:31 Sam.17.43.W3TAB
אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד
eldavid
“to David”
- Transliteration
- el-da-VID
- Extended
- ehl-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI et-da-VID be-e-lo-HAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾel–Dāwīd {אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד | ʾel–Dāwīd} identifies David as the addressee.
Root and etymology
Rootd-w-d
“beloved”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:43
The Philistine said to David, “Am I the dog , that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:43:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:43, so the Hebrew word אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד (eldavid) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.17.43.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.43.W3.S1) and character.